def initialize(config_file=default_config_file):
global _settings
_settings = {}
- if os.path.exists(config_file):
- with open(config_file, "r") as f:
- for config_line in f:
- if re.match('^\s*#', config_line):
- continue
- var, val = config_line.rstrip().split('=', 2)
- _settings[var] = val
+
+ # load the specified config file if available
+ try:
+ _settings = load(config_file)
+ except IOError:
+ pass
+
+ # override any settings with environment vars
for var in os.environ:
if var.startswith('ARVADOS_'):
_settings[var] = os.environ[var]
+def load(config_file):
+ cfg = {}
+ with open(config_file, "r") as f:
+ for config_line in f:
+ if re.match('^\s*$', config_line):
+ continue
+ if re.match('^\s*#', config_line):
+ continue
+ var, val = config_line.rstrip().split('=', 2)
+ cfg[var] = val
+ return cfg
+
def flag_is_true(key):
return get(key, '').lower() in set(['1', 't', 'true', 'y', 'yes'])